Philosophy, Truth, and the Wisdom of Love
Do we live in a “post-truth” era? Are appeals to emotion really replacing factual truth? Has truth become irrelevant? Tracing Western conceptions of truth to their pre-Socratic origins in a godlike search for what is uncreated and indestructible, this article seeks to show why standard philosophical...
| Published in: | Christian scholar's review |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Christian scholar's review
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| RelBib Classification: | FA Theology VA Philosophy |
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Love
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| Summary: | Do we live in a “post-truth” era? Are appeals to emotion really replacing factual truth? Has truth become irrelevant? Tracing Western conceptions of truth to their pre-Socratic origins in a godlike search for what is uncreated and indestructible, this article seeks to show why standard philosophical notions of factual truth cannot do justice to the broader meaning of truth in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Truth in this broader sense must be lived out, not simply asserted, and it requires us to seek the good, to resist evil, and to live in hope. At its heart, to live the truth is to love God above all and our neighbors as ourselves. Adapted from the “exaugural address” given in May 2017 after the author retired from being a professor of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) and the University of Toronto, this essay displays the biblical background to his ongoing work on a new theory of factual truth, within a broader conception of living truth. Lambert Zuidervaart is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at ICS, Emeritus Member of the Graduate Centre for Theological Studies at the Toronto School of Theology, and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Philosophy, Calvin College. |
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